Thoughts on Chapter 7 Organized Planning

I read Chapter 7 of Napolean Hills, Think and Grow Rich yesterday.  Gave myself some time to dwell on what he said, and these are my thoughts from what I recall, and the notes I made.  It isn't the best of material, but as time goes by in can only get better right.

It is said that those who fail to plan, plan to fail.  But, how do we plan exactly?  What do we have to do to make our plans work?  As I was reading Chapter 7 last night.  I began to realize there is more to planning then just saying what you intend to do and how to do it.  You have to first, understand what you can do.  For me, the chapter on Organized planning was more about self evaluation and self improvement.  

Hill's concept here, was to teach us how to be leaders, what we need to do to be at the forefront of our selected industries.  His methods were universal.  Get a Mastermind, I got one.  Meet often, Wednesday, and Saturday at least, if not more often.  Be kind and courteous to everyone, aka Don't burn bridges.  I wish I could have understood these things in my childhood.  Especially being PERSISTENT.  Never give up, never surrender.  Why do they not convince us of that in elementary school?  

You guys want to do well, make your parents proud.  Be good to your fellow man, and NEVER give up on your dreams.  Instead they teach us to quit daydreaming and get to work.  Well I know better now.  

And to be a leader, what qualities to improve, which behaviors to cut from our lifestyles.  How to write a nice cover letter and CV.  All very important lessons, which were merely glanced upon during my school days.  Well we live and learn I guess.  Organized planning has its place in every aspect of our lives, from keeping the house clean, to doing well in school, to getting ahead in our careers, home renovations, gardening, etc etc etc.  But for it to help us accumulate wealth, we have to organize ourselves to be leaders.  We have to learn how to market ourselves first and foremost.  Do it right, do it well, it can save you years of work he says, why I ask, am I just finding this out now, perhaps I wasn't paying enough attention in the past, or thought, How will that help!  Regardless, I know now.  

Well laid out plans are the most profitable, seems to me, I have to go over my approach to the whole again, and this time, make it all stick.  Put it on paper where I can see it, stop worrying about what others think.  Just do IT.  Quit procrastinating, and thinking oh, I can get to that later, later really never does seem to come.